IK Multimedia Syntronik – A Massive Collection Of Rare And Iconic Synths With A Twist

Syntronik™, is a new cutting-edge virtual synthesizer for Mac/PC, which will be available in July 2017 and is now open for pre-order.

According to the company, Syntronik raises the bar in virtual instrument technology, sound quality and flexibility thanks to a brand new combination of the most advanced sampling techniques with a new hybrid sample and modelling synthesis engine, an arsenal of high-quality modelled effects and innovative instrument features that provide players and producers with the ultimate and best-sounding collection of vintage synthesizers to date.

Instruments & Technology

Syntronik includes 17 instruments, available as a collection or separately, with over 2,000 preset sounds covering a wide selection of sounds and effects from 38 of the most iconic to ultra-rare and painstakingly multi-sampled vintage synthesizers (70,000 individual samples, 50 Gb of content!).

Syntronik’s synthesis engine goes well beyond traditional sampling thanks to a brand new analog modelled filter section built with the highest expertise from IK.

This is coupled with the new exclusive DRIFT™ technology to accurately reproduce the behaviour of oscillators from real hardware synths. Typically sample-based synthesizers have the limitation of having always the same exact sample attack, something that does not happen in their true hardware counterparts. IK’s DRIFT technology varies the phase, colour and pitch of the sampled oscillators to keep them moving just like the real analog oscillators do.

All of this combined with a massive effects section along with advanced features like 4-part layers, splits and arpeggiators make Syntronik the ultimate source of inspiration with the widest palette of synthesizer sounds ranging from exact reproductions of the originals to sounds never heard before that will stand out from the crowd in productions covering any genre and style.

Mix and Match

IK Multimedia developed a new synthesis engine for Syntronik that models 4 of the best sounding analog filters of all time: Moog transistor ladder, (found in the Minimoog and Modular Moog), Roland’s IR3109 chip (found in the Jupiter-8 and Juno-60), the famous Curtis CEM3320 chip (found in the Prophet-5, Oberheim OB-Xa and Memorymoog) and the Oberheim SEM state variable filter. This hybrid architecture allows for pristine reproduction of the most critical section of every synthesizer. Plus, every filter is selectable within each included synthesizer, enabling users to create their own combinations by mixing or matching at will – like using a Moog filter with Oberheim oscillators – to produce sounds beyond imagination. Syntronik also provides powerful digital filters like Formant and Phase filters that can take the analog source oscillators into other dimensions for modern timbral exploration.

Pricing and availability

Syntronik is expected to ship in July 2017, and will be priced at $/€299.99* with a crossgrade version available for $/€199.99 (eligible to any registered IK users with a purchase of $/€99.99 or greater).
The 17 instruments comprising Syntronik will also be available separately for $/€49.99 each upon release.